Ruski Krstur

Ruski Krstur
Руски Крстур (Serbian)
Руски Керестур (Rusyn)
Ruski Krstur is located in Vojvodina
Ruski Krstur
Ruski Krstur
Ruski Krstur is located in Serbia
Ruski Krstur
Ruski Krstur
Ruski Krstur is located in Europe
Ruski Krstur
Ruski Krstur
Coordinates: 45°34′N 19°25′E / 45.567°N 19.417°E / 45.567; 19.417
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka
DistrictWest Bačka
MunicipalityKula
Population
 (2002)
 • Total5,213
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Ruski Krstur

Ruski Krstur (Serbian Cyrillic: Руски Крстур; Rusyn: Руски Керестур) is a village in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its population numbered 5,213 in the 2002 census. Ruski Krstur is the cultural centre of the Rusyns in Serbia. The number of Rusyns in Ruski Krstur is in constant decline as many of them have moved out to Canada concentrating in the town of North Battleford, Saskatchewan.[1]
The village is the seat of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur, part of the wider Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia.